An expanded polytetrafluoroethylene barrier (Gore-Tex surgical membrane) reduces post-myomectomy adhesion formation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 491-493

  Franklin, R ^a   Haney, A ^a   Kettel, L M ^a   Lotze, E ^a   Murphy, A A ^a   Rock, J A ^a   Rowe, G ^a   Tulandi, T ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

adhesion; Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene; myomectomy

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POLITEF IMPLANT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS SURGERY;

EID: 0028908950     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)57414-7     Document Type: Article

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